As was the case that night, my father would often buy me an ice cream cone at a nearby custard stand on Okalahoma Avenue as a gratuity for my patience while I waited in the car and he shopped.

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At McCrady's, Mr. Brock serves a buckwheat ice cream made by steeping toasted groats in a custard base.

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